§ MR. MACVEAGH (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that no Roman Catholic was summoned to serve on the grand jury at the recent County Down Assizes; and whether steps will be taken to prevent a repetition of the incident.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Executive Government has no cognisance of the religious denominations of persons summoned to serve on the grand juries. These bodies are summoned by the High Sheriffs, and their composition and the mode of selection are regulated by the provisions of the Grand Jury Acts, as adapted by the Local Government Act, 1898. The qualification is based on property.